'emerge -uvDN world' fails with: root@lynx:/root(3)# emerge -vuND world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] sys-apps/less-445-r1 [445] USE="pcre%* unicode" 0 kB [0] [ebuild U ] net-misc/iputils-20101006-r2 [20101006-r1] USE="doc ipv6 ssl -SECURITY_HAZARD -idn -static" 0 kB [0] [ebuild NS ] sys-kernel/rt-sources-3.0.8_p23 [3.0.8_p22] USE="-build -deblob -symlink" 181 kB [0] [ebuild N ] dev-java/jsr305-1.0-r1 USE="doc examples -source -test" 37 kB [0] [ebuild U ] java-virtuals/jdk-with-com-sun-20111107 [20110911] 0 kB [0] [ebuild N ] dev-java/guava-07 USE="doc -source" 2,974 kB [0] [ebuild U ] dev-util/checkstyle-5.4 [4.4] USE="doc -source -test" 718 kB [0] [ebuild U ] app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.7 [0.9.6] USE="json libvirtd lxc nfs nls policykit python qemu sasl udev virtualbox -avahi -caps -debug -iscsi -lvm -macvtap -numa -openvz -parted -pcap -phyp (-selinux) -uml -virt-network -xen" 17,436 kB [0] [ebuild R ] dev-libs/glib-2.30.1-r1 USE="doc* fam static-libs xattr -debug (-selinux) -systemtap -test -utils" 0 kB [0] [ebuild U ] app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 [3.4.3.2-r1] USE="branding dbus eds gnome gstreamer gtk java mysql nsplugin opengl python vba webdav (-aqua) -binfilter -custom-cflags -debug -graphite -jemalloc% -kde (-kdeenablefinal) -odk -pdfimport% -templates -test (-bash-completion%*) (-ldap%*)" LINGUAS="de fr -en_GB -en_ZA -es -hu -it" 220,056 kB [1=>0] [ebuild U ] net-libs/telepathy-farsight-0.0.19 [0.0.17] USE="python" 573 kB [0] Total: 11 packages (7 upgrades, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 241,971 kB Portage tree and overlays: [0] /usr/portage [1] /usr/local/portage >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Running pre-merge checks for app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 * Checking for at least 1 gibibytes RAM ... [ ok ] * Checking for at least 9 gibibytes disk space at "/var/tmp/portage/tmpYB6Eoy/portage/app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1/temp" ... [ !! ] * There is NOT at least 9 gibibytes disk space at "/var/tmp/portage/tmpYB6Eoy/portage/app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1/temp" * * Space constrains set in the ebuild were not met! * The build will most probably fail, you should enhance the space * as per failed tests. * * ERROR: app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 failed (pretend phase): * Build requirements not met! I really have only about 8 GB free space under /var/tmp: root@lynx:/root(4)# df /var/tmp/ Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/vg1-vtmp 8388348 56072 8332276 1% /var/tmp So far OK, but every subsequent "emerge -uvDN --resume --skipfirst world" fails with the same error: root@lynx:/root(5)# emerge -uvDN --resume --skipfirst world These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] net-misc/iputils-20101006-r2 [20101006-r1] USE="doc ipv6 ssl -SECURITY_HAZARD -idn -static" 0 kB [0] [ebuild NS ] sys-kernel/rt-sources-3.0.8_p23 [3.0.8_p22] USE="-build -deblob -symlink" 181 kB [0] [ebuild N ] dev-java/jsr305-1.0-r1 USE="doc examples -source -test" 37 kB [0] [ebuild U ] java-virtuals/jdk-with-com-sun-20111107 [20110911] 0 kB [0] [ebuild N ] dev-java/guava-07 USE="doc -source" 2,974 kB [0] [ebuild U ] dev-util/checkstyle-5.4 [4.4] USE="doc -source -test" 718 kB [0] [ebuild U ] app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.7 [0.9.6] USE="json libvirtd lxc nfs nls policykit python qemu sasl udev virtualbox -avahi -caps -debug -iscsi -lvm -macvtap -numa -openvz -parted -pcap -phyp (-selinux) -uml -virt-network -xen" 17,436 kB [0] [ebuild R ] dev-libs/glib-2.30.1-r1 USE="doc* fam static-libs xattr -debug (-selinux) -systemtap -test -utils" 0 kB [0] [ebuild U ] app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 [3.4.3.2-r1] USE="branding dbus eds gnome gstreamer gtk java mysql nsplugin opengl python vba webdav (-aqua) -binfilter -custom-cflags -debug -graphite -jemalloc% -kde (-kdeenablefinal) -odk -pdfimport% -templates -test (-bash-completion%*) (-ldap%*)" LINGUAS="de fr -en_GB -en_ZA -es -hu -it" 220,056 kB [1=>0] [ebuild U ] net-libs/telepathy-farsight-0.0.19 [0.0.17] USE="python" 573 kB [0] Total: 10 packages (6 upgrades, 2 new, 1 in new slot, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 241,971 kB Portage tree and overlays: [0] /usr/portage [1] /usr/local/portage *** Resuming merge... >>> Verifying ebuild manifests >>> Running pre-merge checks for app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 * Checking for at least 1 gibibytes RAM ... [ ok ] * Checking for at least 9 gibibytes disk space at "/var/tmp/portage/tmpG8ruYX/portage/app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1/temp" ... [ !! ] * There is NOT at least 9 gibibytes disk space at "/var/tmp/portage/tmpG8ruYX/portage/app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1/temp" * * Space constrains set in the ebuild were not met! * The build will most probably fail, you should enhance the space * as per failed tests. * * ERROR: app-office/libreoffice-3.4.4.2-r1 failed (pretend phase): * Build requirements not met! * I assume that "--skipfirst" means in this case to skip the emerging of libreoffice, and therefore the disk space requirements of libreoffice should not circumvent the emerging of the remaining packages. root@lynx:/root(7)# emerge --info Portage 2.1.10.32 (default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop, gcc-4.5.3, glibc-2.13-r4, 3.1.0-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.1.0-gentoo-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_T8300_@_2.40GHz-with-gentoo-2.1 Timestamp of tree: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:30:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 4.2_p10 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.11-r3 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libreoffice is not the first package in your list. The order doesn't matter for the pkg_pretend checks, that's why it's executed anyway. Use --exclude libreoffice to stop it from being updated.
Thanks Sebastian, 'emerge -uvDN --exclude libreoffice world' works. But also 'emerge -vuND --keep-going world' does not emerge any package due to the disk space requirements of app-office/libreoffice. I suppose, that the command 'emerge -vuND --keep-going world' should emerge all packages except those, which have difficulties to emerge. It is not very convenient to exclude explicitly packages which have problems. Is it not possible, to modify the requirements for libreoffice so that it circumvents the emerging of libreoffice, if there is not enough disk space for libreoffice, but does not block the emerging of other packages?
